Tacitus records that the Silures destroyed an auxiliary cohort that had been left to build a fort. This was part of a sustained Silurian offensive that Tacitus describes as almost war-like in its ferocity. The psychological impact on Ostorius Scapula was severe — Tacitus implies his death from exhaustion and despair followed shortly after.
Entire auxiliary cohort destroyed
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